Phoenix Theatre fate in the hands of Wollongong Council and a $1 ... and other top stories.

• Phoenix Theatre fate in the hands of Wollongong Council and a $1 ...

  

  The community group would take full responsibility for the site, including all maintenance costs. Theatre director Steen said the announcement came as a surprise. "Anything could happen on the floor Monday night. "We are hoping that the supportive councillors win their argument and we get to stay." Although hopeful, Steen believes it is more likely the theatre will be offered at an affordable price with a loan to pay off. "In reality, I think it will still come down to that, I don't think t..

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• Wollongong resident's Telstra outage outrage

  

  East Corrimal resident Loretta de Haan has spent almost a week without a home phone or internet access. Cut off: It's been a week since a Telstra outage cut off Loretta de Haan's phone and internet access and the East Corrimal resident is very unhappy. Picture: Adam McLeanEast Corrimal resident Loretta de Haan has spent almost a week without a home phone or internet access.Ms de Haan was one of a reportedly large number of Illawarra residents who lost access on Thursday night due ..

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• A week without phone or internet for East Corrimal resident

  

  East Corrimal resident Loretta de Haan has spent almost a week without a home phone or internet access. Cut off: It's been a week since a Telstra outage cut off Loretta de Haan's phone and internet access and the East Corrimal resident is very unhappy. Picture: Adam McLeanEast Corrimal resident Loretta de Haan has spent almost a week without a home phone or internet access.Ms de Haan was one of a reportedly large number of Illawarra residents who lost access on Thursday night due ..

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• NRL games here to stay

  

  FOOTPRINT: NRL CEO Todd Greenberg says the the Illawarra must continue to host regular NRL fixtures amid fears more games could be lost to bigger venues. Picture: Getty ImagesWHEN Todd Greenberg was appointed NRL chief executive, the rugby league world breathed a collective sigh of relief. Not because they didn’t perhaps have reservations about the former Bulldogs CEO and NRL head of football – Greenberg himself admitted at Thursday’s Illawarra Rugby League luncheon that he never has to look ver..

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• Whip cracks on Hay's Labor position

  

  Nick Lalic the new Opposition Whip after Noreen Hay voted out at caucus meeting. Wollongong MP Noreen Hay and Opposition leader Luke Foley (inset).5.30pm: The whip has cracked.Embattled Wollongong MP Noreen Hay has been replaced as Opposition Whip by Member for Cabramatta Nick Lalic.Mr Lalich, who had been Deputy Opposition Whip, was elected unopposed at a meeting of the Labor caucus on Thursday afternoon. The result came as no surprise after Ms Hay on Tuesday directed her colleag..

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• Noteless prang victim hits back

  

  A Wollongong worker whose car copped a front end full of truck – and no note – is not taking it lying down. NO NOTE: The car's front end was left hanging on the road. Picture: suppliedA Wollongong worker whose car copped a front end full of truck – and no note – is not taking it lying down. IMPACT: An image taken from CCTV cameras shows the truck making contact with the car. Picture: suppliedLindsay Dimovski has located CCTV vision showing a truck colliding with her car on Urunga ..

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• The South Coast Brekkie Wrap | Thursday, May 26, 2016

  

  Morning headlines from around regional Australia and beyond. Good morning here’s your headlines from around regional Australia and beyond. Scroll down and refresh for weather, road reports and more.8.31am: That's a wrap for this morning. Remember to check in on your local paper's website for breaking news throughout the day.8.30am: Don't forget you can catch Adam Stem in Batemans Bay on Saturday.An Australian free-diving champion will be in Batemans Bay on Saturday to discuss stay..

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• Molotov cocktails hurled over fence in drug dispute between ...

  

  A Wollongong man threw two Molotov cocktails into his neighbour's backyard over a drug dispute before threatening police officers after his arrest, a court has heard.Dennis Vaughan Stewart lobbed two petrol-fuelled bombs into the neighbouring property in January telling his 18-year-old neighbour "I'm going to blow your f---ing house up".When arrested and taken back to Wollongong Police Station, Stewart turned his anger towards police officers, the Illawarra Mercury reports. "I can't wait to see..

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• Crossing countdown

  

  Pedestrians in the CBD will now know whether it’s safe to cross the road with the installation of timers at three key intersections. The countdown in action.Got time?: The intersection of Keira and Crown streets is one of three places in the Wollongong CBD to get new pedestrian timers installed. Pictures: Robert PeetPedestrians in the CBD will now know whether it’s safe to cross the road with the installation of timers at three key intersections.The timers were this week installed..

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• Our history, story and future

  

  The launch of Reconciliation Week has been attended by over 100 primary and high school students and teachers from across the Illawarra at the Wollongong Novotel on Thursday.The morning tea included a student choir singing indigenous songs, as well as indigenous dancers and speakers.The week aims to educate individuals about the history that had a devastating impact on the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander communities, whilst also promising that reconciliation will live on in the hearts, m..

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